Automobile-veil.



J. V. SIEGEL.

AUTOMOBILE VEIL,

APPLIOATION FILED our. 21, 1909.

Patented May 17,1910.

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JUNE V. SIEGEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

AUTGIMOBILE-VEIL.

Specification of Letters latent.

Application filed October 21, 180?.

Patented May 17, 1910.

Serial No. 523,789.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, June V. Sreenn, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, county and State of New York, have in vented certain new and useful Improve ments in Automobile-Veils, of which the following is a true, clear, and exact specification.

My invention relates to automobile veils, by which I mean veils designed for womens use when riding in automobiles, etc. Such veils are usually draped over the hat and their ends are either tied under the chin or passed by each other under the chin and thrown back across opposite shoulders. This renders a careful preliminary adjustment necessary to obtain the proper amount of material at the hat and prevent an awk ward fullness and does not drape gracefully over the head and shoulders, and in fact the automobile veil as usually worn is far from graceful.

My invention has for its object so to im prove the veil that it will fit snugly over the hat; will fully protect the same; will drape gracefully over the shoulders of the wearer, and will always fit over the hat at just the right place, whereby much time is saved and a great improvement in appearance results.

To this end my invention consists in the provision of means whereby any predetermined part of the veil may be formed into a snugly-fitting hat cover and the balance of the veil will be brought to proper position to drape gracefully over the shoulders and to tie under the chin or fall in front, as desired.

The manner in which I prefer to carry my invention into effect is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein- Figure 1 is a plan view of an extended automobile veil embodying my invention, partly broken; Fig. 2 is a cross-section of a part of the veil and draw string. Fig. 3 is a front view of the veil in place; and Fig. l is a similar rear view.

The automobile veil 1, is, except as to the added parts constituting my invention, usu ally of rectangular form and made of some light veiling material, such as chiffon, liberty silk, or similar goods, and is frequently hemstitched, as illustrated. About centrally of the length of this veil T inclose a substantially semi-circular portion 2, with a seam 3, which passes through the goods so as to form a tuck l, which stops short of the edge of the fabric, and through this tuck I pass a draw ribbon or string which projects out of the ends of the tuck sufficiently to provide space for tying the ends together around the neck. The tuck should be carefully located so as to inclose sufficient material properly and snugly to cover the hat of the wearer and to dispense with any looseness which will catch the w id and disarrange the hatand hair, and I have found that by making the center of the tuck about two feet, two inches from the inclosed end of the goods and by making the opposite ends of the tuck about two feet, eight inches apart, an excellent result may be obtained with the average-sized hat. The tuck is disposed as will be observed in Fig. 1, in substantially a semi-circular form, the ends of which are somewhat straightened out as they approach the edge of the fabric, where 1 obtain slightly more fullness at the front to permit the material to be brought snugly over the front of the hat. and under the chin of the wearer. The ends of the tuck preferably do not extend to the extreme edge of the veil, but leave the edge 6, which is free of the tuck, and produces a more graceful effect in place.

My veil is applied by placing the portion 2 thereof on top of the hat, with the inclosed edge at the front so that the tuck passes around the neck, with the draw string in front. The ends of the draw string may then be passed around each other and drawn together, gathering in the material of the veil snugly about the neck and causing the portion 2 snugly and firmly to inclose the hat and its ribbons, feathers, flowers, etc., and protecting same against the wind, dust, etc. The ends of the draw string may then be tied together to secure same and the front ends of the veil be either tied together or allowed to drape themselves according to the fancy of the wearer. In Fig. 3 they are shown as draping the front of the figure. The back portion of the veil, that is, the portion above the tuck in Fig. 1, will fall gracefully over the shoulders and back of the wearer, as illustrated in Fig. l.

Although I have illustrated a draw string as the means for drawing together the material of which the veil is composed, an elastic might accomplish this result, the material being secured thereto.

If desired, my veil may be worn directly over the head, without a hat, when less material will be gathered within the draw string than if it were to be worn over a hat.

While I have stated andillustrated woven fabric as useful for my automobile veil, it will be apparent that it could also be made of a reticulated fabric, such as lace, and here it would not be necessary to provide a separate tuck, as the reticulations in the fabric will receive the draw string and the same eflect be produced thereby as above described.

Hy improved veil, while it is adapted to cover the hat as efiiciently as a hood, really is essentially difierent from a hood, for the reason that a hood has its fullness at the front or face and is gathered more tightly behind, whereas the hat cover in my veil is formed with a straight front edge and with the draw string closer together at that part, producing a tighter fit at the front and the fullness at the rear. Thereby I prevent the wind getting under the veil, while at the same time I provide sufficient material to fit the hat.

I claim:

A head covering composed of an elongated fabric provided with means for retaining a draw string disposed in substantially a semi-circle, the ends of which terminate at points adjacent the same edge of said head covering and inclosing a portion thereof adapted to fit over the head and comprising a relatively small part of said fabric, and a draw string located therein.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JUNE V. SIEGEL. WVitnesses:

H. C. PALLISER, PHILLIP ISAACS. 

